David Brown 1200 Selectmatic or Fendt Farmer 305 LSA?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fendt Farmer 305 LSA: maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA suits road haulage better on this data: 40% (1,420 kg / 3,131 lb) more maximum permissible mass and 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 1200 Selectmatic | Farmer 305 LSA | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 41.9 kW (56.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 42 kW (56 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 1200 Selectmatic and the Farmer 305 LSA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1200 Selectmatic and the Farmer 305 LSA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 1200 Selectmatic and the Farmer 305 LSA. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,770 kg (6,107 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 1200 Selectmatic. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,825 kg (6,228 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 3,425 kg (7,551 lb) to 3,750 kg (8,267 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA is 21% heavier (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the David Brown 1200 Selectmatic (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,580 kg (7,893 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 305 LSA has 40% higher maximum permissible mass (1,420 kg / 3,131 lb) than the David Brown 1200 Selectmatic (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1200 Selectmatic and the Farmer 305 LSA. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 305 LSA has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the David Brown 1200 Selectmatic (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 2088Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the Farmer 305 LSA. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 305 LSA” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1971 | 1980–1993 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA is 21% heavier (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the David Brown 1200 Selectmatic (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA has 40% higher maximum permissible mass (1,420 kg / 3,131 lb) than the David Brown 1200 Selectmatic (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the David Brown 1200 Selectmatic (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 305 LSA is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources